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Formal probabilistic approaches are available to project managers to include foreseeable uncertainty and risk into their schedules. The formal probabilistic scheduling methods discussed in this chapter are Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT), Monte Carlo Simulation and Graphical Evaluation Review Technique (GERT).
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De Marco, A. (2018). Probabilistic Scheduling. In: Project Management for Facility Constructions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75432-1_12
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